Speaking to the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia Mr Jack Burton (Yeeda; Kimberley Meat) said "There are a lot of places—some of the places up the Gibb and places like that—where they will muster 1,000 cattle and get 50 on a boat—50 out of 1,000—and so they just kick the gates on them."

Presumably 'kicking the gates on them' results in the remaining emaciated cattle littering the Gibb. But, in addition to animal welfare issues, the question has to be asked: What sort of industry operates with 5% efficiency business model?